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Eyelid in Hebrew is עַפְעַף (af'af).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

עַפְעַף
af'af
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

eyelid

/ˈaɪ.lɪd/

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for eyelid as a noun.

anatomy: a thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye

  • עַפְעַףעפעףaf'afmasculine

These words come before and after eyelid in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨eyelid⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨eyelid⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨eyelid⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨עַפְעַף⁩, said af'af. Without vowel points it is written ⁨עפעף⁩.

Is ⁨עפעף⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨עפעף⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨eyelid⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨eyelid⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈaɪ.lɪd/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry eyelid and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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